Guerilla Growing watering techniques

nickbbad said:

Would this actually work? how would you supply multiple plants... I really cant see this working but would be happy to be proven wrong.

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I believe it would work. I think I'm going to try it. I was wondering about a good way to water w/o the travel to and from myself. I've used the "wick system" once before, long ago, after I read about it in hightimes. It worked very well. I just ran the rope thru the bottom of my pots and into the reservoir. You'd just have to bury the rope in your holes I suppose, and run it to each one. Sounds like it could work. Anyone out there w/ experience in this type of watering system outdoors?

I actually really like the wick system besides how much work it would be and the possibility in the end it's rate of flow would be so low it would be mute. You could make a simple electrolysis machine which you would use to split the water into its base elements (Oxygen, Hydrogen2) then if the hose could properly contain the H it would float up to your grow spot as it's lighter then air. Once it reached the top it would get trapped in a larger container and when water is needed you would simply burn the gas and get water. Sounds crazy, is crazy, and probably wouldn't work.

i found this on the web. duracell portable power source.

with a waterpump and a timer set up. You can supply water to your plants for 1-2 weeks. haha. idk, can this work

hey man i use a 55 gallon drum with a standard drip irrgation kit. i then bought a raindrip timer that requires NO pressure to run because most of the digital timer syou see today require pressure o run which a 55 gallon barrel will not provide. hope that helps

thanks alot. im going to setup everything when i get the raindrip timer.

txhomegrown said:

I kind of lost you after the 1/2 inch PVC part. I would like to understand, but I cant figure out what you mean.

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what i was saying is that pvc can be place in the ground a foot or less, like 6inch or deeper if he likes but that would be alot more work. sorry but i was drinking alot that night

Whats the soil like mate? Are you sure you need to water? I'm in England and the beauty of that is I never need to water because there is always enough water in the soil. We get more than enough rain, even through the hot summer months.

If your climate is similar, why bother busting your balls watering when nature does it for you? If you need to water, is there any alternative to lugging water around? Its bloody hard work and risky too! Look for ponds or streams in the vicinity. If you find a source nearby, try to plant downhill from it and siphon it from the pond downstream to your plants.

here is that link for the raindrip timer. it has horrible ratings but it is the only one I can find with no pressure needed, and it is cheap. hope it works for you as well man. let me know how it goes.
http://www.amazon.com/Raindrip-R672CT-Analog-Electric-Water/dp/B0009XB6I8/ref=sr_1_14?ie=UTF8&s=hi&qid=1243019453&sr=1-14

Here is my auto-irrigator. Supports 3 plants for 3 weeks by an automatic drip timer.

https://www.rollitup.org/outdoor-growing/139060-automatic-guerrilla-watering-tank-how.html#post1735916

outdooguy24 said:

here is that link for the raindrip timer. it has horrible ratings but it is the only one I can find with no pressure needed, and it is cheap. hope it works for you as well man. let me know how it goes.
http://www.amazon.com/Raindrip-R672CT-Analog-Electric-Water/dp/B0009XB6I8/ref=sr_1_14?ie=UTF8&s=hi&qid=1243019453&sr=1-14

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when i make a buy it i will let you guys know.

I think there are some very good techniques here, you just need to pick the system that best suits your plot.

One of my plots is on a steep rocky hill and I plan to have a standard gravity drip flowing from partially buried tupperware tubs. At another site I was considering using a portable battery to power a timed water pump, similar to the idea skybuds proposed. This will also flow from a burried res.

Something else I was considering in the transfer of water is hand powered, drill powered and battery powered pumps to get water from a stream to my res. Does anyone know how much pressure you could get from these methods?

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personally I feel you guys are reading into this too much. here is my advice, (I'm doing it now and it works awesome) get 2 of those barrels and bury them at the bottom on a hill. put a screen on the top of it and cut a small hole for your pump hose. get some kind of water purifying tablet and store them @ urn spot. when it rains the barrel will collect the water and when u go to water, add your purification tablet and wait about 20 min, then pump the water to ur babies. I'm doing it now and it works GREAT

what if you made a rain catcher big enough to catch a lot of rain months worth. I had an idea to use plastic tarp raised on a hill on mountian. Line a big hole and make a mini pond of sorts maybe filter it to a tub

I live in a dry area and you have to be real creative to get water with out dragging it up all the time

im fat said:

what if you made a rain catcher big enough to catch a lot of rain months worth. I had an idea to use plastic tarp raised on a hill on mountian. Line a big hole and make a mini pond of sorts maybe filter it to a tub

I live in a dry area and you have to be real creative to get water with out dragging it up all the time

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^ also not a bad idea

I hate luggin water. Under fallen trees, over rough terrain, it sux. At 8 lb's per gallon it can get real heavy real fast. The best way around that is proper planning. Plant near a water source. Even if it is a swamp. Take a ph sample and adjust your soil mix accordingly.
I stashed a kiddie pool out at the spot to collect water also. They are wide and can ghold a ton of water plus they are cheap. If u are from a place where it barely rains in the summer and no water source nearby, u need to start collecting water a few months early at the location with whatever method u choose. Alot of good ones on here.
For pumping water, I use a Danner Mag Drive 900gph pump, a deep cycle battery (the smaller the better, unless u plan on leaving it at location), and a 12v dc to 120v ac converter. The converter cost 20 and the battery cost around 50, the pump I had, but cost over 100 at the time of purchase. This is a good alternative to loud, heavy gas operated pumps.

I use portable(backpack) gas powered water pump and 350gal water bladder(or tank) that fits in back of pickup.both under $200 used on ebay!make sure water pump hose att is same size as inlet(outlet) of water container!water tanks are ok but the bladders(like waterbed) fit great under pickups bed topper! all kinds of different bladders(tanks) available!

These seem practicle and convienant if you have a near by water source. They are 5 gln camping showering bags http://www.ecostings.com/en/5-gallon-solar-outdoor-camping-shower-bag-water-heater.html?language=en&currency=USD. Hang 4 or 5 them in a nearby tree or build a post put a valve on it run some more hose and you have drip irragation methode. Or another option hang in tree with a battery operated timer and on/off valve and set time and date self watering.

Hydraulic Ram Pump.
http://www.clemson.edu/irrig/equip/ram.htm

Nuff' Said

http://www.harborfreight.com/12-volt-marine-utility-water-pump-94639.html and a car battery .